Over 40 injured in Bulgarian attack

An unidentified man injured 46 people, including a police sergeant whose life is in danger, when he threw a tear gas grenade into a traffic police station in the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Friday, hospitals reported.

The 46 were all taken to hospital suffering from gas inhalation.

Five people were in serious condition, in addition to the police sergeant, hospital officials said.

Police arrested a 50-year-old man who is suspected of being the attacker, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.